Community Outreach Meeting

May 10, 2005, 12-2pm

East Side Arts Alliance

Notes

Next Meeting: Tuesday June 14, 12-2pm at ESAA

Check in and Attendance

Dayna Davis (SA Unity – resident), Derrick Doggan (evaluation – not resident), Anna Dorman (La Clinica – not resident), Kerry Forbord (ORL – not resident), Mara Guccione (USC – not resident), Jessica Guerrero (ORL – not resident), Elena Serrano (ESAA – resident), Suzanne Takahara (ESAA – resident), Maria Pilar Tudela (La Clinica – not resident), Favianna Rodriguez (ESAA – not resident)

Resident Engagement Opportunities from Outreach Work Group Members

• SA Unity (1st and 3rd Thursday meetings)
• MCMOI – upcoming events:
• ESAA Cultural Center
• Neighborhood Grants – presented flyer, application materials
• Discussion and decision on presenting these opportunities at JC meeting

Status of Final Work Group Proposal (Sonya)

• Postpone (Sonya absent)

LSA Outreach Materials – Design Phase (Favianna)

• Updated from Deb re:funding of the work
• Presented plans for presentation to LSA JC meeting

• New names: San Antonio Neighborhood Network, San Antonio People’s Network, San Antonio Network, San Antonio Collaborative, Lower San Antonio Collaborative, San Antonio United

• Reviewed materials
• Discussion and decision about presentation at JC meeting
• Discussion of next steps in design phase

Discussion

• Discussion of Promotoras joining in CO work group meeting or staying with HWG
• Concern that we might not talk about the strategies related to health that need to be discussed.
• ECE would be a good place for the health insurance piece to be worked on.
• Anna – regardless of what happens, the Promotoras program should remain well connected to the CO work group. We will send a rep to this meeting every month.
• One strategy is evolving into a resident-led work group (brining residents from different groups to guide the process)
• Kerry – we need a place to send people, a collaborative space. Anna agreed. In Lawrence, they have such a space.
• Elena - the cultural center will provide live/work space. There could be space for the LSAC. Elena will bring a diagram of the space to the JC meeting.